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Asha Mandela

Asha Mandela, the woman with the world’s longest dreadlocks, credits her hair for helping her pull through two heart attacks, cancer, and two strokes. ‘Cutting it would be equivalent to suicide. It would be like being a zombie,” the 50-year-old who lives with her second husband and son in Atlanta, Georgia, told the Daily Mail.

Mandela stopped cutting her hair in her 20s. “I started growing my hair 25 years ago, when I started having certain dreams and visions,” she said. Growing dreadlocks was part of a spiritual journey to completely remake her life. Now, she says she has countless fans who call her a “living legend” and the “ninth wonder of the world.” Weighing in at 39 pounds, she has to carry her hair in a cloth baby sling when she goes out.

At first, her family, who originally hailed from Trinidad, didn’t approve. “My mom told me to remove the mop from my head before I am welcomed in her home again… continue reading at in.lifestyle.yahoo.com